Basildon, Essex
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Basildon when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous January.
- March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for net growth in Basildon when compared to any month in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Basildon when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 227 companies were registered in Basildon during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 22.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Basildon UK 2014 227 150,722 2013 186 134,802 % change 22.0% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (227) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Basildon when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 75 71 81 New companies in 2013 48 48 90 % change 56.3% 47.9% -10.0% Record Year 2014 (75) 2014 (71) 2013 (90)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Basildon during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 25.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Basildon UK 2014 87 82,370 2013 116 77,914 % change -25.0% 5.7% Record Year 2013 (116) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 39 28 20 Closed companies in 2013 46 35 35 % change -15.2% -20.0% -43% Record Year 2013 (46) 2013 (35) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Basildon during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 140 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Basildon UK 2014 140 68,352 2013 70 56,888 Record Year 2014 (140) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for net growth in Basildon when compared to any month in history.
February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Basildon when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 36 43 61 Net growth in 2013 2 13 55 Record Year 2014 (36) 2014 (43) 2014 (61)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Basildon formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Basildon 2014 0.2% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 46.2% 36.6% -24.9% Record Year 1996 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%) 2013 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Basildon was in 2008 when 33.1% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in Basildon in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.64% CONSULTING 5.22% CARE 1.48% MANAGEMENT 4.67% ELECTRICAL 1.09% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSTRUCTION 1.02% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 0.94% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTING 0.94% LONDON 1.88% INDUSTRIAL 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.86% HOMECONTROLS 0.86% CARE 1.79% HEALTHCARE 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% PROPERTY 0.70% DESIGN 1.75% BUSINESS 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.73% SECURITY 0.63% BUSINESS 1.71% HEALTH 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.60% MEDIA 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.60% J 0.55% GLOBAL 1.58% ESSEX 0.55% J 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.48% RECRUITMENT 0.47% MEDIA 1.48% BASILDON 0.47% IT 1.33% L 0.47% TRANSPORT 1.30% CONTRACTS 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% SCAFFOLDING 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% CONTRACTORS 0.47% M 1.21% INTERIORS 0.47% CAPITAL 1.20% GLOBAL 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 343 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 52 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 51 26,700 41100 - Development of building projects 35 9,855 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 27,750 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 25 5,521 43290 - Other construction installation 24 3,231 86900 - Other human health activities 23 10,273 43210 - Electrical installation 19 5,885 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 19 8,155 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 19 4,866 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,813 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 18,491 74990 - Non-trading company 14 14,135 62012 - Business and domestic software development 13 9,509 49410 - Freight transport by road 12 8,014 86101 - Hospital activities 12 2,870 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 9,358
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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